Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

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Washington News and Gossip.
THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: The fatal collision at Havre de Grace,
School Commencements Base Ball Contests
| Where to go this Summer, Irish Indignation In
Boston, Telegraphic Dispatches, &C. The adver-
tisements are classified as follows: Auction Sales
Summer Resorts, Educational, Books, Hotels,
| Dentistry, The Trades Professional, Proposals,
Family supplies Ladies' Goods, Wood and Coal,
Financial Railroads, Potomac River Boats,
Ocean Steamers, Attorneys, Housefurnishings
Medical, Undertakes, Pianos and Organs, Sewing
Machines
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $21S, 1853; customs, 8, ,OO3, $780,
THR POSTAL TREATY WITH MEx1co.-The text of
the postal convention between the United States
and the United Mexican States recently ratified by
the latter was approved by President Cleveland
yesterday. 1t reduces the postage from the United
states 10 Mexico to the same rates that prevail
In this country.
THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES for the Post-Ofice
1nspectorships, soon to be filled by a competitive
0--~-~-~N-NAAs
the names OF some democrats OF prominence and
ln1uence In their respective localities. Many Of
tne democratic Senators and Representatives now
IN washington have friends who are applicants
Tor appointment, and they are watching the
matter with great interest.
POsTMAsTERs' SALARIEs.-The new adjustment in
poStmasters salaries makes the following changes
In Maryland: Baltimore, from 8, 600 to S.. .OOO:
Annapolis, from $4,000 to $1,000; Hagerstown,
from s., 200 to $4,000. Cumberland and Frederick
remain the same.
MRS. CLEvELAND's VACATION TRIP.-Class-day
exercises at Wells College, Aurora, N. Y, took
place yesterday morning. Mrs. Cleveland was
present. In the afternoon she attended the gradu-
atlng exercises OF the Cayuga Lake Military
Academy, also at Aurora. In company with her
classmates to-day she will attend an excursion on
the lake after the commencement exercises, and
will probably start for Washington on Friday.
Mrs. Cleveland visited the Cayuga Lake Military
Academy yesterday morning, and witnessed the
dress parade by the cadets. Col Lamont passed
yesterday In New York city and left at p. m. for
om hs We i n a no. hot FnI
escort Mrs. Cleveland back to Washington.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Cleveland will attend
the centennial exercises Of Clinton and the sew
enty-fifth anniversary OF Hamilton College on
wednesday, July 13 at Utica.
SENATOR HARRIS is in Washington. Since the
adjournment Of Congress he has spent most of the
time on his rancho in Texas, but he has also
visited his home In Tennessee. He Will be here
about week longer.
REsIGNED.-Mr. d. Lyman, chief of the Mercan-
tile Marine and Internal Revenue Division of the
Treasury Department, has sent in his resignation,
TO take effect Cd the 1st OF August.
THE PRESIDENT will not take vacation in July.
He has received an invitation to spend two weeks
OF the early autumn hunting in the Adirondacks.
1t is not improbable that this invitation may be
accepted both by himself and Mrs. Cleveland.
Most OF the summer months will be spent by the
President and his wife at their country home on
the Tenley ytOwn road Mrs. Folsom is at present
the only occupant OF the house.
CRITICALLY ILL-Mr. Levi Bacon, financial or
disbursing clerk Of the Patent Office is at the
point of death, and his recovery is despa1red OF.
He came to Washington in 1875 with Secretary
Zach. Chandler, OF Michigan, and was appointed
November IL, 1879, TO his present position. Since
that time he has resided in Washington. The
salary OF the Office is 81, 900 per year.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have THE. STAR mailed to them for any
length OF time, and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be Invariably
paid In advance.
YELLOW FEVER SPREADING AT KEY WRsT.-Act-
ing Surgeon General StOner has received from
Passed Assistant surgeon Glennan, M. H. g., sta
TONED at Key West, Fla, report in regard to the
yellow FEVER epidemic at that place, in which he
says cases are developing all parts OF the island
and affecting the children OF unacclimated resi-
dents, the indications being that the disease viii
rial Is exhausted. He adds that steps are being
taken to conline the disease to the island and to
prevent its spread to the mainland.
L1FE-BoAT EXPERIMENTS AUTHORIZED Secretary
Whitney has given Capt. Norton an order to con-
struct "NOrton life-boat" to be put on board
some naval vessel for experiment. the Government
not to incur any expense until the experiments
have proven satisfactory.
THE BARCELONA EXHIBITION PosrPoNED.-THE
Department OF State has received information
from the consul at Barcelona, Spain, that the
opening OF the universal exhibition to be held in
that city has been postponed to April 8, 1885,
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Daniel German, Call, Ransom and Hamp-
ton, and ex-senator Hereford, Of W. Va, Represen-
tatives Herbert, T. J.. Campbell, Gibson Peel and
Curtin and Commissioner McCalmOnt.
For PRoMoT1oN.-leut. B. s. Richardson and
Lieut.. Or grade) B. o. Scott have been ordered be-
fore the naval examing board for promotion.
THE CALIFORNIA ExPosIIIoN.-Assstant Secre.
tary Maynard has granted the application Of the
Mechanics Institute OF San Francisco for per-
mission to exhibit, without payment Of duties,
foreign goods intended for the coming exposition
to be held by the institute subject to the condi-
tions usually prescribed in such cases. one OF which
is that the exhibition building be bonded as
warehouse OF class j.
SENATOR TELLER returned to the city to-day,
looking much improved from his sojourn III Colo
radO He said he had been spending most OF the
time since the adjournment Of Congress on his
rancho, and his sun-brOwned complexion showed
that 1t had agreed with him.
SENATOR HAMPTON was in the city to-day He
leaves tonight for Canada on salmon fishing ex-
pedit1on, but says he intends to return to WASH
ingtOn In the fall to fish for black bass in the
Potomac.
Ann
artillery has been ordered to join his proper sta
tion upon being relieved from duty at Willett's
Point, N. Y. Leave for three months has been
granted ID Lieut.. Erred. Perkins, 5th infantry,
Capt: W L. Fisk, Corps Of Engineers, has been re-
neved from duty at the Military Academy and Or
dered to report by letter to the Chief OF Engineers
AN ALLEGED TOBACCO FRAuD-The collector OF
customs at Key West, Fla, has reported to the
Treasury Department that printed cigar and Gig
arctic labels are being imported at that port with
the evident intention OF deceiv1ng the trade by
placing them on boxes OF domestic cigars and Gig
aretteS, and thereby impreSsing the purchaser
With the idea that the goods so labelled are sgenI.